Notre Dame Educational Association

Notre Dame Educational Association

Notre Dame Educational Association
Established	1963
Affiliation	Roman Catholic, Marist (FMS), Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), Augustinian Recollect Sisters (AR), Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena (OP), Oblates of Notre Dame (OND), Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM), Sisters of Paul of Chartres (SPC), Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (PM), Archdiocese of Cotabato, Diocese of Kidapawan, Diocese of Marbel, Vicariate of Jolo
President	Fr. Eduardo G. Tanudtanud, OMI
Location	Cotabato City, Philippines
Campus	194 Notre Dame Schools all over the Philippines
Hymn	Notre Dame Hymn / Notre Dame March
Nickname	NDEA / Notre Dame Philippines
Website	http://ndea.org.ph/

Notre Dame Educational Association, Inc. (NDEA) is a network of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines, under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, owned and administered by:

Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI)
Marist Brothers (FMS)
Augustinian Recollect Sisters (AR)
Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena (OP)
Oblates of Notre Dame (OND)
Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM)
Sisters of Paul of Chartres (SPC)
Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (PM)

Archdiocese of Cotabato
Diocese of Kidapawan
Diocese of Marbel
Vicariate of Jolo

It had its beginnings in 1941 when the Oblates Fathers, who had been asked by the Church to take over the ministry for the people of the then empire province of Cotabato, as well as the Sulu Archipelago, founded a school in Midsayap, which they named Notre Dame on the suggestion of Fr. Joseph Boyd, OMI. Hence, in July 1941, Notre Dame Academy, now known as Notre Dame of Midsayap College, in Midsayap opened its doors. It was the first Notre Dame school, which grew to over 190 and form the Notre Dame Educational Association.